Kieran

Kieran traveled to his new home yesterday. He survived bumpy roads and downpours on his 10 hours or so journey. In typical "Pearls" fashion he traveled like a trooper even though he hadn't trailered more than 1/2 or so at one time. The reward at the end was a deeply bedded stall and top of the line hay. Kieran joins his big brother Liam in this heavenly home and they all lived happily ever after.

:-D

Orchid Star

Lovely mare with fabulous pedigree. I located her with a little help from a friend. All I know about her is that she was born in 1989. Her sire is Gort Boy (by Grey Macha out of Pink Carnation) and her dam is Harriet (by Sir Henry II out of Celtic Banner). Even in this photo she demonstrates why Gort Boy is one of my favorite RID stallions. I wonder what purebred stallions she was bred to and where those foals ended up.....

Cork Arthur and color

I obtained hair from Cork Arthur for color testing when I had Tristan tested for Dun zygosity. I have heard that there is a lot of conjecture about his color genetics on a yahoo list or some place similar.
No more need for conjecture.

UC Davis reported the following:
Cork Arthur is e/e A/A N/N(cream)

To interpret -- every offspring of Cork Arthur inherits one Agouti gene and one gene for the red factor.